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jetdv wrote on 6/7/2003, 6:43 AM
I usually render to MPEG-2 and AC-3 in Vegas and then place those in DVDA. However, I see no reason why using an AVI shouldn't work fine as well. You will just have to wait while DVDA encodes the file and, if you want to make a change, wil have to wait while it endocdes the file again...
JoshP wrote on 6/7/2003, 1:42 PM
ok, well, i just was wondering if anybody has had some render problems as far as after the dvd is completed and rendered in the beginning from avi to mpeg, do you see reds and blues where their not supposed to be.

JoshP
kentwolf wrote on 6/7/2003, 10:05 PM
I leave everything in AVI format, then let DVD-A render to MPG2.

I do this primarily because I may want to have DVD-A compress everything a little more so as to fit more video onto the DVD.

Advantages: If I want to tweak the video clip, it's still in AVI format and is easy to do.

Disadvantqages: If I make a mistake on a menu, button, etc, I have to go through the entire DVD compile process again.

Personally, I'd rather have DVD-A take all the time to complete a project than wait for Vegas to take up all the time per clip.
Branan wrote on 6/18/2003, 12:01 AM
What is the preferred way to get from Vegas time line to DVD in hand?

OPTION 1. Render ONCE in Vegas to MPG2, then go to DVDA,

OPTION 2. Render TWICE in Vegas, once for video only, then again for audio only, then go to DVDA, or

OPTION 3. Render your finished project as a huge AVI file, and take it to DVDA and let DVDA do all of the work.

Which way is best, which way is fastest, which way is stupid, if any?
Thank you for any reply and help.
Branan
dvdude wrote on 6/18/2003, 12:09 PM
I usually render to an .AVI file first, then render that as MPEG2. The reasons I do this are:

1) I always take the finished project back to tape as it offers the highest quality (at the moment).

2) I try hard not to start the DVD process until I'm sure I have the .AVI the way I want it (okay - as close as I can get!!). I can play with DVD-A without fear of triggering a re-render.

3) The .AVI provides the PCM soundtrack. Set-top compatibility is a major concern for me so I'm not producing DD until I'm sure that the number of DVD players out there that can handle dolby digital is sufficiently high for me to start experimenting with DD2.0/5.1 etc.

So, once editing is complete, I render twice.

Andy
BPB wrote on 6/19/2003, 2:57 AM
I just came upon this topic in my search for the same answers that Branan asked.

All three approaches sound useable and the process is not well described in the manual ..for instance how do you render separately video and audio on a synced AVI any step by step on the above approaches would help me alot. Do you use the DVDA video only template..I'm trying to preserve my PCM 16b 48k audio all the way to the DVD (its Rock and Roll footage)
thanks...been doing audio for 20 years this video stuff is pretty intense
Bryan
johnmeyer wrote on 6/19/2003, 8:21 AM
I asked this question several months ago, and got a very specific reply directly from Sonic Foundry. You can read the entire thread at:

MPEG2 Video & AC3 audio rendering simultaneously

Here is the reply from SOFO from that thread:

"
Rendering your MPEG & AC-3 files in Vegas and bringing those files into DVDA is, I think, the best way to go. It is slightly more complicated to render outside of DVDA, but

a) you'll get more control of the encoder parameters in Vegas (if needed) and

b) you will not be re-encoding your source media every time you do a test burn in DVDA. This could wind up saving you a huge amount of time if you do multiple burns of the same project. "

If you read the whole thread, it also mentions a script that can be used to do the separate renders in one operation.